Search Details

Word: ghraib (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...rather difficult for the U.S. government to criticize the actions of another government, especially one with which it seeks to build important economic relationships. Moreover, reprimanding the Chinese government for violating human rights comes off as high-handed and hypocritical given the deplorable treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib. By acting independently and without any association with the U.S. government, Google was able to make a very effective statement without any sort of political baggage...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Don’t Be Evil | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...Justice (Brandeis University's school newspaper): "The original article provided the incorrect location of New York University's new institution. It is in Abu Dhabi, not Abu Ghraib...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why You Can't Trust the Press | 12/18/2009 | See Source »

...Congress may enter the hot debate, President Barack Obama as Commander in Chief must be wary not to exert "unlawful command influence" in his pronouncements on the case, Silliman says, just as President George W. Bush and Administration officials in the chain of command were cautious in the Abu Ghraib cases. So far, Obama has not stepped over the line, Silliman says, by specifically naming Hasan. This is as close as the President has gotten: "For what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice - in this world, and the next," Obama declared during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the Military Will Try Nidal Hasan | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...that psyops [Psychological Operations] does and I think everybody fell for it. And not just the American media, but the British media. The newspaper I work for, which is the Guardian - it's a very left-wing paper - was running funny stories about Barney torture. Everybody was. Until Abu Ghraib came along, it was just treated that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Men Who Stare at Goats Author Jon Ronson | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...source of contention among critics. A notable scene in his 2005 film, “Avenge But One of My Two Eyes,” features Arab men forced to stand on rocks by Israeli soldiers. Many have observed parallels between this scene and the images from Abu Ghraib that dominated international media at the time the movie was released. According to Mograbi, however, there are no such parallels, and those who view his movies should refrain from making direct comparisons between movie scenes and other political events. “I film things for themselves,” Mograbi...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Israeli Filmmaker Avi Mograbi Makes Art, Not War | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Next